THE NIWJIIII LBS. The Great Mineral Wealth of the Lake Superior Region. DIFFERENCES OI' OPINION. Many Claims Already Located, Rights to Nearly All of \Vhich \Vill Be Con- tested—Excelsior Brings $2,- 500,000 From Klondike. WaWa City, Ont., Sept. 16.—For the past’30 days a horde of speculators has poured in here in the never ending hunt for gold. They have arrived from near- ly every portion of the country, and probably number in all several thou- sand, but at the present time there are not over 200 on the field. Ever since the reports went-out several weeks ago that gold had been obtained in paying quan- tities around Wawa lake, the gold fever has naturally been at its greatest height in the two ”8005, Sault Ste. Ma- rie, Mich., and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. As a result of this business men from these two cities and from neighboring _ towns have secured the best claims. I G. Ferguson, It is a well known fact in the history of mines that more money is sunk than is ever taken from the earth. This field is no exception to the rule. Many, have arrived here to return home dis- appointed. Others have come back owners of what they believe to be pay- ing claims. Application for all the land within ten miles of here has al- ready been filed with the department of crown lands in Toronto. The result is yet to be seen. Not many can come up here and se— cure a fortune in a day, a. Week, or a month. It is all quartz mining and will require capital and improved machinery to develop it. There is no doubt that the yellow metal exists in the Michipi- coten region. Whether it can be se- cured inépaying quantities is yet to be seen. Same of the prospectors . who went out there came back inside of a week or ten days with glowing talk about their :‘finds,” but in almost every instance it was simply talk and will re- sult in nothing. ' > The most prominent claim that has so far been discovered is that taken by J. J. Dickinson, a newspaper man, the proprietor of the North Bay Dispatch, and J. J. Mackie, a hotel proprietor Of North Bay. Others who have valuable claims, so far as known, are C. J. Amy of Ottawa, Harry D. Dreany, who rep- resents a number of Canadian Pacific railroad ~men; T. R. Harvey, agent for the Canadian Pacific and manager of the Postal Telegraph company of this city; Gordon Michael, C. W. Caley, Jo- seph Ganley, James Miller and S. P. Ross & Co. A Big Claim. Captain Joseph Ganley of Ainsworth & Ganley, fishermen and vesselmen at the Soo, has taken up what is known as the Johnston claim of over 1,000 acres, which’has two miles of.lake front. It is one Of the claims which were worked nearly 30 years ago by John W. John- ston of Detroit, who was backed by a syndicate Of 100 Detroit capitalists and spent a fortune in exploring this region With the aid of expert geologists. This claim, like many others, was abandoned and sold for taxes after shafts had been sunk and a. stamp mill had been erected. It is on the line Of rocky hills that extend back from Wawa where the Dickinson claim is 10- cated,_and Captain Ganley thinks that the Dickinson vein‘ reaches into his claim. ' Some tracings of gold have been found in a few places on the 1,000 acres, and the quartz, sO far as it has been ex— _ amined, is fairly rich. Only a few spots have’been searched for tracings, and there may be millions in the tract. ,._ The Dickinson claim is a spur which juts into the lake 1% miles across from Wawa City and is the only place where rich quartz has been found. The report of Expert MacKenzie was not required to establish the fact that the quartz is very valuable. The vein where the gold is found has been broken on the surface for perhaps 150 feet. The largest piece of free gold found anywhere in the vein is about the size of a grain of wheat. Most of it is in \specks no larger than a grain of sand. ' Nobody knows whether the gold ex- tends down an inch or 1,000 feet, or whether it can be found anywhere ex— cept in the 150 feet that, has been un- covered. Dickinson camps on the vein, and he refuses to let a blast be put in ' or to allow any more of the gold to be uncovered. Mackie Is Enthusiastic. J. J. Mackie of North Bay, Ont., who is one of the owners of the Wawa claim, says: “I amasatisfied that we have one of the best things in America. My part- ner Dickinson and Professor MacKenzie have been investigating the property thoroughly, and I know whereof I speak. - “.See here." said Mr. Mackie, opening a grip and putting 50 or more fine speci- mens on a table. “These all came from various places on the property. You need no microscope to see the particles of gold which permeate them. "From more than 40 different places on our land we have taken gold bearing quartz. The veins all carry gold in pay- ing quantities, and they have been fol- lowed along ‘the surface for some dis- t%ce.nv’ ‘ . . _ Joseph Cozins is the official surveyor for theOntario government for the Al- . goma district and has held the post for 20 years. In that time he has surveyed thousands of claims and has acquired a wide general knowledge Of mineralogy. He is now on the ground surveying the sites situated about the lake and has three men to help him’in the work. Mr. Cozins advises every one to wait for some time before going to the fields. A partyt’rom Sault- Ste. Marie, Mich., which was here on a special yacht, re- turned last week with 2,400 acres' in claims. It included ex-Mayor Jay Hursley, City Comptroller G. G? Scran- ton, Circuit Court Stenographer John A. France, Fred R. Price, druggist; R. merchant; Sim‘on Du-' mond, contractor; D. A. Aitkin, mer- chant tailor, and A. B. Cracknell, mer- chant. ‘ Ex-Mayor Hursley, in speaking of his claims, said: . ~ ' '“The gold find on Lake Wawa is all that i‘t’has been represented, but unless one is on the ground it is difficult to form an adequate idea of the immense ‘ . richness of the country. The surface indications are wonderful. Quartz showing free gold in large quantities is almost everyWhere. The quartz is of a beautiful white, free milling quality. It can be crushed in a mortar and then panned out. The veins probably extend over hundr‘eds‘of acres, and .ihey are found in the hills and mountains all around the lake. A "Our party in all has staked out 2.400 res, upon all of which the veins prom- ise well, and there is not a man in the party who will not hold on to what he has. We are not in it for speculative purposes, and that is about the way all the prospectors feel who are new on the ground. Owing to our early arrival we were fortunate to secure much property on the lake, but I doubt not that there is land just as valuable, if not more so, a few miles back.” . The Excelsior’s Precious Freight. San Francisco, Sept. 16.—The long overdue steamer Excelsior,‘which left St. Michael’s, Alaska, for this port six weeks ago, but was compelled to put back to Unalaska for repairs after hav- ing broken two. blades of her propeller, arrived here today with 63 passengers and about $2,500,000 in gold. THE LUETGERT TRIAL. ' The Tedious Cross Examination of the State's Experts Continued. Chicago, Sept. 16.——Juror John E. Fow- ler, Jr., whose sudden illness last Mon- .day.caused a recess in the trial of Adolph L. Luetgert, alleged wife mur- derer, had almost fully recovered: today. The trial was resumed, with Professor George Vincent Bailey of the Colombian museum on the witness stand. The cross examination was taken up by At- torney Vincent at the point at which it was dropped Monday. Attorney Vincent began a sharp cross examination of the witness upon the Iat-ter’s authorities upon sesamoid bones. Professor Bailey named a number of recognized authorities and added that even these- were not entirely reliable at present because the world was pro- gressing and new discoveries were being made in science every day. Then the attorney for the defense read a long' list of authorities and asked the witness if he was acquainted with the writings of each of them. To each of these'an ob- ‘jectign was entered and sustained." Judge Tuthill finally becoming tired of the line of cross examination exclaim- ed: “Oh, get through with that list! Busy, practical men haven’t time to read books these days.” The jurors smiled at this and ex- Judge Vincent frowned. Luetgert looked‘tired and worn, and the heat is having a depressing effect upon him. , The crowd at the courthouse door was large, and the deputy sheriffs in at- tendance had much trouble with people who were determined t6 get into the courtroom. Postmasters Appointed.- Washington, Septfl 16.—The fourth class postmasters appointed today are: Connecticut—A. R. Wells, Bloomfield. New ’Jersey—Howard Douglass, Dias Creek; J. H. Nunn, Glen Gardner. New York—F. V. Patterson, Delmar; D. R. Montgomery, Dryden; C. B. ‘Cook, Elbridge; William Mackay,Mary- land. Pennsylvania—M. E. Pickard, Brit- tpn Run; W. E. Tanner, Burning Well; M. R. Brown, Canal; J. F. Kennedy, Courtney; N. C. Henderson, Dempsey Town; D. M. Roe, Fairdale; A. V. Tay- lor, Jenningsville; R. B. Hill, Leesburg; W. B. Sutter, Lindsay; L. M. Crain, Lynch; G. B. Gustin, Mack; R. M. Hunter, New Athens; S. S. May, Ray’s Hill; A. D. Long, Rowles; B. S. Meno- her, Ruff’s Dale; J. C. Stratton, Strat- tonville; G. M. Hoffman, Terrytown; A. P. Donley, Triumph; Joseph Dalton, Upland; Z. A. Wonnacott, Waymart; David Farrell, West Middlesex; D, J. Jarrett, Wheatland. Vermont—J. E. Townsend, West Dum- merston. , Andrews Back at Brown. Providence, Sept, 16.—-Brown univer- sity opened today, and the time hon- ored exercises at the chapel were con- ducted as usual by President Andrews. He did not make the slightest allusion to his resignation or to the affairs of the corporation, but every one knew- that he had withdrawn his resignation,- and when he entered the building he received a tremendous ovation from the students. Abbott Said to Be In Africa. New York, Sept. 16.—Frank Abbott, Jr., a dentist, who formerly lived at 206 West Seventieth street, disappeared from home in July. The friends of his wife new declare that they have heard from him ,and that he is in South Af- rica with a young woman who is said to be a distant relative of his wife. ‘Mrs. Abbott’s suit for separation from him has not yet been decided. The Qsaker City Democrats. Philadelphia, Sept. 16.—The Demo- cratic county convention today nomi- nated Gustavus A. Mullertfor city IIeasurcr and James E. German for register of wills. Judges Bregy, VVilt- bani: and Audenried of the common ;;leas court and Ferguson of the or- plzans’ court, were renominated. The Republican judicial candidates were . .1-.. Inucised. A Canal Freight Compromise. Tonawanda, N. Y., Sept. 16.—The lumber dealers and canalboat owners have agreed to a compromise on freight rates. The new rate will be«$_1..90 per thousand to New York and $1.40 to A1- bany. This is an advanceof 40 cents to New York and 15 to Albany. Bids “'ere Too ’ngh. 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The dividend ,is ' . payable Oct. 15 to stockholders aforec- 7 ,_0rd Sept. 30. bl her home \‘OJC? Wain Itreo' Piano Lessons, BSJHDOR'GE W." BRADLEY... as... Me, 3; of the late'Wm. R. Nash.) cowl. mine... on satisfactoryInstructions on the Comptroller, To Policy::'.: For allDIh-r Iieal Estate Surplus verify the same, That, pursua said reference an fully gone over a verified the deposits of Cashier. such examination have SAMUEL D. BABCOC‘K RICHARD A. MCCUBDY JAMES C. HOLDEN LEWIS MAY OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT .OLYRHANT GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLOOTT ISAAC F. LLOYD. JOHN the Plum at According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of Received for Premiums From all Other ouroes iTo Polioynholders for D'laims by Death United Iaies onds and other ecuriiie ' First lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage. . - Loans on Stocks and Bonds Dashin Banks end Trust companies iocued Inieesi, IIci Defeed Pemiums, etc. Boserveior Policies and other Liabilities Insurance And Annuities in force nt to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates betweent L d the date cf this Report attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer the Auditor and and the Cashier, together with the the respective aSSlSlauLb of such ofl‘icers, and have care: 11 the items contained in the said Statement, and havefound the same to be correct. and counted every certi same are carried in said many cases below them. _ . and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings of real estate and have money in the various banks and trust companies, And the Committee certify that all the books, papers. documents and evidences of title of ever accurate, in good order and well kept And the Committee further certi . . . . methods adopted by the Company m recording Its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation All of which is respectfully submitted NEW YORK. JANUARY 25, 1897. 2d Vicg-President. WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. C. CLIP‘FORILGRETSINGER, ASsistant Auditor. GUSTAVUS S. WINSTON. M. D. 017- NEW YORK. .. . ' ' RICHARD A. McG'U'BDY, Resident. I . Statement for the Year Ending ‘U’Bllfimlllll 3Ist, I897. the State'of New York. " INCOME," , . s 39,593,4I4“ 20 I0,I03,28I 07 I. DISBURSEMENTS, , ) - ? Sl2,595,l|3 30 "or Endowments. Dividends, etc. IUJUIJUU U4 , , .ASSETS. $36,2i8,515l4 s I I 0,I25,002 I4 II,543,92 ",09 22,161,666 60 I2.660.300 00 6,535,5 06 s zfljfi—fi 206,0I0.633 .12 S 29,133,5l4 10 s 9l8.698.338 45 ' a I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A. PRELLER. Auditor. From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual ' Report Of the Examining Committee Office Of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York '10 THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK , The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twentv: third day 61" December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and respectfully REPORT ate of the _ , , The have ex m' d ficate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the prlbe at whiach 1Itileie Statement With the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact in They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Compahy, and have counted the cash on hand held by the - - descri tion necessa in been freely submitted to the CommIttee by the said officers and their assis nts, andrthat the sam? are fy that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the system and ROBERT OLYPHANT JAMES N. JARVIE JAMES C. HOLDEN J. HOBART HERRICK CHARLES D. DICKEY. JB. CHARLES R. HENDERSON \ The company has issued an order whereby women" can be insUred without the extra charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be- furnished by the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp. , Board. of Trustees GEpRGE G. HAvEN ADRIAN ISELIN J a: GEORGE S. BOWDOIN .THEO. A. HAVEMEYER WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROOREEELLER JAMES N. J ABVIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR. ELRRIDGE '1‘. GERRI HENRY H. ROGERS JNO. W AUOHINOLOSS THEODORE MORFORD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD, CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE H. “ALTER WEBB I FREDERIO CROMWELL. JULIEN T. DAVIES ROBERT SEWELL S, V. R. CRUGER ‘ CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PEOKHAM J. HOBART HERRIOR WM P DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNISS "ROBERT A GRAN N 188 Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. > _ HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secrets” ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary ‘ FBEDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. ' JAMES TIMPSON. 26. Assistant Treasurer. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. EMORY MOCLINTOCK, Actuary. - .« JOHN ‘TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. -’ WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. EDWARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. - MEDICAL DIRECTORS: . " ' . » ‘ ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D' GRANVILLE;M.|WHITE, M donorsl Agent for} w- NICHOLS I“ Ila'ITon, - Slain oi lionnooilouii 'L,. $ 49,702,695 27 7 l2,842,456 II ’ A V”
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